Weather
Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 20 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, a 20 percent chance of showers before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday, mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Sunday night, a chance of rain showers before 1 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Extended forecast:Monday, partly sunny, with a high near 40. Monday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Tuesday, partly sunny, with a high near 45. Tuesday night, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Wednesday, a chance of rain and snow showers before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain showers between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Thursday, mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Thursday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Lake Superior: Today, southwest wind 10 to 15 knots backing south 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 3 feet. Tonight, southwest wind 10 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Gusts up to 23 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance ofrain showers through midnight, then a chance of rain showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 3 feet. Sunday, west wind 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers through early afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 3 feet.
Temperatures: The average temperature Friday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 33 degrees, 12 degrees below normal. The high Friday was 35 degrees and the overnight low was 30 degrees.
Precipitation: Friday, trace. Year to date, 36.57 inches. Normal to date, 27.71 inches.
Sunset: 7:07 this evening.
Sunrise: 8:06 a.m. Sunday.
